Mount Ibu Erupts Again Early This Morning (Thursday, January 9, 2025)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (January 9, 2025) at 01.34 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 24 times.

Citing eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to reach 800 meters above the peak (2,125 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 79 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on January 9, 2025, from 12.00 to 18.00 WIT showed 21 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 19-28 millimeters and durations of 40-81 seconds.

Then, there were 26 puffing quakes with amplitudes of 2-18 millimeters and durations of 20-53 seconds, and 6 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-13 millimeters and durations of 24-147 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 5.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2025, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 176 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (121 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 48 times.